Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is India’s primary procedural law that governs the investigation, trial, and adjudication of criminal cases in courts across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian parliamentary statute
criminal procedure code
actNumber 2 of 1974
appliesTo all criminal courts in India
citationStyle CrPC, 1973
containsPart provisions relating to appeals
provisions relating to arrest
provisions relating to bail
provisions relating to cognizance of offences
provisions relating to compounding of offences
provisions relating to evidence in inquiries and trials
provisions relating to framing of charges
provisions relating to judgment and sentencing
provisions relating to limitation for taking cognizance
provisions relating to maintenance of wives, children and parents
provisions relating to preventive action of the police
provisions relating to public nuisance
provisions relating to recording of confessions and statements
provisions relating to revisions
provisions relating to search and seizure
provisions relating to security for keeping the peace
provisions relating to summary trials
provisions relating to transfer of cases
provisions relating to trial before Courts of Session
provisions relating to trial before Magistrates
country India
dateOfCommencement 1 April 1974
defines classification of criminal courts in India
powers of Courts of Session
powers of Magistrates in criminal matters
powers of police officers in criminal matters
doesNotApplyTo State of Jammu and Kashmir (originally, subject to later constitutional changes)
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir
enactedBy Parliament of India
governs appeals in criminal matters
execution of criminal sentences
inquiry in criminal cases
investigation of criminal offences
revisions in criminal matters
trial of criminal cases
hasBeenAmended multiple times after 1973
jurisdiction Republic of India
linked to: Union of India
languageOfOfficialText English
legalDomain criminal procedure
purpose to consolidate and amend the law relating to criminal procedure in India
relatedTo Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Penal Code, 1860
linked to: Indian Penal Code
repealedAct Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
shortName CrPC
yearOfEnactment 1973

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Gauhati High Court governsUnder Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sub-Divisional Magistrate legalAuthorityFrom Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Madras High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Magistrate legalAuthorityFrom Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Himachal Pradesh High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Prisons Act, 1894 relatedTo Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Director General of Police worksUnderFrameworkOf Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (India)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shortName CrPC
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 citationStyle CrPC, 1973
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Courts in Kerala governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Uttarakhand High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
NIA Special Courts procedureFollowed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Manipur High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Meghalaya High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Nashik district administration legalFramework Code of Criminal Procedure (for executive magistracy functions)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Uttar Pradesh Police uses Code of Criminal Procedure (India)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Central Bureau of Investigation operatesUnder Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sub-Divisional Magistrate legalAuthority Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
subject linked to: SDM
Principal Bench at Ahmedabad governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Gujarat Police legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court follows Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Kalaburagi Bench governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Orissa High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Haryana Police legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
judicial branch of Government of Gujarat usesProceduralLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
district courts of Madhya Pradesh governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District courts of Delhi governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sagar Police Range lawEnforced Code of Criminal Procedure (India)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District and Sessions Court, Bhojpur at Ara governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Jammu and Kashmir Police legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure (India)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Punjab Police uses Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Collectorate Gandhinagar governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure for magisterial functions
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Collector, Bhavnagar legalAuthority Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for executive magistracy functions)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Magistrate of Lucknow legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Indian Police Act 1861 relatedTo Code of Criminal Procedure
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 relatedTo Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Special Crimes Division of CBI governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Economic Offences Division of CBI subjectTo Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Courts of India governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Subordinate Courts of India governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Assam Police lawTypeEnforced Code of Criminal Procedure India
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 replacedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 influenced Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Shajapur District Court appliesLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Guwahati Police Commissionerate follows Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Judicial Magistrate of First Class Courts in Kerala governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Jalpaiguri District Court governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Rajasthan Police legalAuthority Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure (executive magistracy functions)
linked to: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Bidhannagar City Police lawTypeEnforced Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973